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mdjlucan

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« on: March 07, 2012, 04:54 »

hi just got 5 autumn raspberries plants will it be ok to mix mushroom compost in to the soil or not thanks

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« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2012, 07:33 »

Personally I wouldn't as raspberries tend to prefer more acid conditions and mushroom compost has chalk in it usually.

A good handful or so of well rotted manure dug in, per plant will set them up just nicely

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mdjlucan

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« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2012, 07:51 »

thanks just one mor point is it o k for veg as i put put mushroom in raised beds to gro veg

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« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2012, 08:54 »

Brassicas will love it, potatoes may be scabby if you grow them in it.

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